A Customs cock-up ruined an operator's business — and he can' have legal aid to appeal. Guy Sheppard reports. AN INTERNATIONAL...

DIRECTORS FOR Boltonbased HT Storage and Distribution have angered subcontractors they owe money to after appointing insolvency...

A SHEFFIELD COMPANY whose MD and two staff were ailed for aggravated racial harassment of an employee has had seven vehicles...

Safeway operations director and former FTA president Lawrence Christensen will not, after all, join the board of Morrison's in...

Chris Thorneycroft-Smith ha been appointed as director of iveco's truck business un alongside his existing role o director of...

Too many drivers are being jailed for motoring offences, resulting in prisons being overcrowded with shortterm prisoners, says...

The [ntroduction of a lorry road user charging schemE to the UK in 2006 should provide the best chance fa many years for the...

Better pay and conditions for truck drivers are among the measures included in tt Drivers Action Movement charter for the 2005...

KN OWLES TRANSPORT'S licence has been cut by eight vehicles and 10 trailers until it proves to Eastern Traffic Commissioner...

The IV6 Toll is hit by roadworks just five weeks in — CM news team reports. THE COMPANY RUNNING Britain's first toll motorway...

THE UK IMPORTER of Isuzu trucks is to change hands, with Nikki King and her management team joining the Japanese manufacturer...

WEST MIDLANDS haulier las slammed the treatment of one 3f his drivers after French police eft him stranded in France with3ut...

Brian Weatherley can't understand why we are all in such denial over speeding and ready to shout foul whenever we're caught on...

JOHN VASEY, the British haulier held on drug smuggling charges in France for nearly a year without trial, will go to court on 4...

Poor concentration, panic attacks, sleeplessness, high blood pressure, damaged performance and decision making... these can all...

The laws on corporate manslaughter are about to change, making it easier to prosecute companies following fatal accidents. Guy...

MAN and ERF will both spotlight top-of-the-range, flagship tractors at the CV Show in March. The current MAN TGA Excalibur,...

A CHESHIRE truck driver has been jailed for 10 years for smuggling £2.7m worth of cannabis into the UK. Ian John Bridgwater,...

THE FREIGHT Transpoi t Association is claiming a major victory after London Mayor Ken Livingstone said he will consider cutting...

Operators are still ignoring TruckPol advice. Jennifer Ball reports. AS TRUCK CRIME uses du us the UK operators are being...

DAIHATSU HAS launched an all-new competitively priced compact van aimed squarely at the Suzuki Carry. Called the Extol, it will...

IN THE NEWS Take a stroll with us through the little sideroads of haulage, the diversions and detours, the quirky, the...

Timber plantations need new roads to stay accessible, says Guy Sheppard. TIMBER IND USTRY leaders are calling for Lift a year...

THE RAC FOUNDATION has launched a withering attack on the government's failure to tackle what it calls "the dire and growing...

RENAULT'S KERAX8x4 tipper. often perceived as being strong but heavy, has been on a diet. A new version for the muckaway market...

Dublin is about to impose time slots for deliveries on key routes to the city centre. Brendan Nolan reports. TIME RESTRICTIONS...

GLOUCESTERSHIRE POLICE are hunting a hit-and-run truck driver who collided with a cyclist and drove off leaving her with a...

BRITISH ATTEMPTS to deal with illegal immigrants smuggled in the back of trucks are a "shambles", according to the Irish Road...

PLANS TO INCREASE the Mersey Tunnel tolls to pay for safety improvements to the Queensway tunnel have been shelved after the...

VOLKSWAGEN HAS taken top spot in the Brazilian HG V sales league for the first time since opening its dedicated truck plant at...

Following last week's analysis of the overall truck and van registrations for 2003, Andy Salter takes a closer look at the...

up by 7.1%, the 75-tonne sector once again failed to keep pace with the market. Registrations were down 0.4% on 2002, which in...

THE FOUR-WHEELER rigid sector, predominantly an 18-tonne GVW market, has been fairly static for the past five or six years,...

UK truck market dy 5a1Ier gives the final verdict It's been a healthy year for UK truck sales, particularly heavy trucks and...

Truck drivers entering ports could soon face tough new security measures. Jennifer Ball investigate F ollowing the September...

Gary Satchwell left Australian sunshine to head the UK's Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO). Jennifer Ball finds...

JAM WRITING about your article headlined "Friend or Flow?" setting out areas of concern for the storage of oils or solvents at...

I READ WITH CONCERN the article headlined "Salvage regs set to slash truck prices" (CM 18 December 2003).We are a major...

Chancellor Gordon Brown has ordered Customs & Excise to crack down on the use of illegal diesel. Miles Brignall reports. B...

Until relatively recently, plants laundering red (UK) or green (Republic of Ireland) diesel. using strong acids to remove the...

TC orders return of impounded vehicle after hire company takes steps to improve t compliance with the 0-licensing legs. Mike...

A CO DURHAM FIRM said to have broken almost every undertaking given when it was granted an 0-licence has had its licence cut...

a Warrington lorry driver working for Belgian-based Eddie Stobart International £145 in fines and costs. Ian Baguley admitted...

AN UNLICENSED OPERATOR who mistakenly believed he was operating under the margin belonging to a licence held by a contractor...

Small business partnerships can save about E7,500 a year by making sure the spouse is employed. Mark Lee explains how. E...

Evidence shows that the humble haulage depot is a death trap. Pat Hagan highlights 10 areas that will yield safer working...

• Are security and loading staff made aware of the dangers of moving vehicles? • If reversing is unavoidable, could you fit...

Operators beware: compensation claims for stress are creating payouts of up to £300,000. Fiona Paddon reports. E very...

CM puts a used FH 12 tractor with entry-level sleeper cab through its paces to find out whether the extra space justifies the...

gives the final verdict All the manufacturers well aware how competirve the used market s. X39 JCW does not compete directly...

MIG brazing has benefits over welding and its OK Autorods shield the operator from gas. MIG BRAZING OFFERS a number of...

Laser Tools is marketing a kneeling pad and mechanic mattress to make repairs and maintenance that bit more comfortable. They...

Two auto-darkening welding filters are available from Hornell. The Speedglas 9002V and 9002X feature a new electronics unit...

Murex has published a 70-page catalogue which includes personal protection products, welding tools and special process...

Alcoa has launched Alprotect, a temporary protective coating for aluminium wheels designed to repel dirt and salt. It can be...

AFTER A LONG and colourful history the last Bedford truck to be built in Britain was shipped out of the Marshal Is factory in...

REMOVING CV WHEELS by hand can be hard work and exposes fitters to the risk of injury.The Clever Lever by Alba Diagnostics is...

USING CONVENTIONAL drilling bits to replace damaged body panels made from high-strength steels can he a time consuming task.To...

taulage and no name rom that world is as vocative as Wynns, specially for those of is lucky enough to be )orn Welsh. A new...

be liquid or electronic. We'll gloss over the first, but rapidly shrinking electronics mean it's possible to watch the latest...

3NCE YOU'VE GOT your n-cab DVD player you'll be teeding something to watch. And what better way to unwind after a aressful day...

FED UP with eating in motorway service stations? Want to find cheaper diesel? Or somewhere better to park'?Then this book might...

Robin Meczes reviews some computer software that is designed tc make a busy transport manager's life that bit simpler. V...

Both the users we contacted about this software liked it, and both confirmed that their systems were working perfectly in terms...

ft's been two years in the pipeline but Ford's all-new Fiesta van is finally here. Julian MiInes reckons it was worth waiting...

011ie Dixon heads to Egypt to find a country hovering between growth and turmoil—and a big order for lvecos from Cairo city...

In next week's issue of Commercial Motor we will reveal the winners of Testers' Choice — our selection of the best vehicles...

Everyone knows a cabover makes the best use of an artic's legal length limit, so why does Bulmers Logistic run the UK's biggest...

Does 'Happy New Year' mean much in haulage? Rob Salter is determined that it N early all the Christmas cards I got wished me...

Major road-building projects have pushed up demand for tippers — and high-power tractors sell well too, says an expert at...

wary about disposing of vehicles through auctions that allow bidders to pay in cash and fail to identify them properly, Gray...

We see what makes clients happy at M-B dealership intercounty Truck and Van. G ive Ian Hamilton a yard full of clean,...